The most beautiful palaces of the Veneto, ready to welcome you to the table
The historic palaces of Padua and Venice for your event
The most beautiful palaces of the Veneto, ready to welcome you to the table
“A historic palace isn't booked. It's lived in for an evening.”
For twenty years we've worked in the historic palaces of Venice and Padua: the ones with the water entrance, the monumental staircase, the frescoed hall and the constraints that frighten anyone who doesn't know them. We know where a kitchen can be set up and where it can't, how a service arrives when the only access is the Grand Canal, what the heritage authority allows and what it doesn't. That's why we don't just bring the catering: we help you understand which palace truly suits your event, in terms of guest numbers, logistics and the impression you want to make. If you've already chosen, we adapt. If you're still looking, we'll guide you.
Palazzo della Biennale Ca' Giustinian
Ca' Giustinian overlooks the Grand Canal right at the mouth of St Mark's Basin, among the last great late-Gothic palaces of Venice. Built around 1471 from the union of two patrician residences, Giustinian and Badoer-Tiepolo, it was a hotel for the illustrious travellers of the nineteenth century before becoming the home of La Biennale di Venezia. The Sala delle Colonne, the portego and the terrace overlooking Punta della Dogana are spaces the art world knows by heart: for one evening, they carry your name.
Compagnia della Vela
The sailing headquarters of the Compagnia della Vela stands on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, at the centre of St Mark's Basin, within the buildings of the Centro Marinaro restored by Venice's historic sailing club. On the first floor, the club house and the large multi-purpose hall look out over St Mark's from a position unmatched in the city, with the lagoon coming right up to the windows. It's the address of the Moro di Venezia and the America's Cup: here the water isn't a backdrop, it sits at the table with you.
Palazzo Contarini Polignac
Palazzo Contarini Polignac overlooks the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro district, just steps from the Accademia: one of the most important buildings of the early Venetian Renaissance, with a marble façade and polychrome roundels that enchanted even John Ruskin. In the early twentieth century, Princess Winnaretta de Polignac made it a salon for the great musicians and artists of the day, and Monet painted its façade in 1908. You are simply the latest guests in a story that has always received.
Palazzo Bo
Palazzo Bo is the historic seat of the University of Padua, in the heart of the city: the Ancient Courtyard, the Aula Magna and the Anatomical Theatre, the oldest permanent anatomical theatre in the world, tell five centuries of learning with nothing more needed. Within these walls, from 1592 to 1610, Galileo Galilei held his chair. A name that, we admit, we feel a little our own.
Palazzo della Salute
Palazzo della Salute stands in the historic centre of Padua, on Via San Francesco, from the restoration of the ancient hospital of San Francesco Grande, today also home to the MUSME. Rooms spread over several floors and a colonnaded cloister form a setting where stone does its work and lets itself be lived in: one of the most versatile conference venues in the city, in the shadow of Padua's monuments. Centuries devoted to care, gathered in a cloister: today the care of your guests is ours to handle.
Haven't chosen yet?
Between Venice and Padua, choosing the right palace can be the most complicated part of the planning: every historic residence has its own access, its own constraints, its own real capacity. We know these spaces from the inside and we know which one truly works for your number of guests, your budget and the kind of experience you have in mind. Tell us what you're picturing: we'll propose three options hand-picked by us, already verified and ready to welcome you.
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